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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2008
Theodore M. Bender, San Francisco, CA (US);
Zachary Warder-gabaldon, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Matthew B. Newell, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Bernard A. Hausen, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Brian R. Dubois, Redwood City, CA (US);
Bryan D. Knodel, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Theodore M. Bender, San Francisco, CA (US);
Zachary Warder-Gabaldon, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Matthew B. Newell, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Bernard A. Hausen, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Brian R. DuBois, Redwood City, CA (US);
Bryan D. Knodel, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Cardica, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Abstract
One method for closing an opening in tissue may include providing a substantially continuous solid staple having a plurality of tines and a longitudinal centerline, plastically deforming the staple to a splayed configuration; penetrating at least one tine into tissue in proximity to the opening; and plastically deforming the staple to a closed configuration. Another method for closing an opening in tissue may include providing a staple having a plurality of tines; plastically deforming the staple to a splayed configuration by applying force in the distal direction against a proximal surface of the staple; penetrating at least one tine into tissue in proximity to the opening; and plastically deforming the staple from the splayed configuration to a closed configuration by applying force in the distal direction against a proximal surface of the staple.